Perhaps you could find an ear by discovering who at Oracle was involved
with getting OpenOffice into the Apache foundation?
On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 9:20 AM, reza_rahman <reza_rahman_at_lycos.com> wrote:
> Like most projects in our industry, your best bet is outbound folks like
> evangelists, project managers and executives. Talking with engineers, sales
> people or middle managers is hardly ever productive outside of very mundane
> issues.
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Markus Karg <karg_at_quipsy.de>
> Date: 3/31/16 9:09 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: users_at_glassfish.java.net
> Subject: [gf-users] Re: Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
> Reza,
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> thank you for speaking frankly.
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>
> I wonder whether there is any person at Oracle who is really willing to
> discuss a friendly migration of the GlassFish project management from their
> own (possibly no-more-existing team) to the Payara team?
>
>
>
> -Markus
>
>
>
> *Von:* reza_rahman [mailto:reza_rahman_at_lycos.com]
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 31. März 2016 15:05
> *An:* users_at_glassfish.java.net
> *Betreff:* [gf-users] Re: Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
>
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> Personally I don't think there is much point to waiting to hear back from
> Oracle on just about anything other than their commercial products. And
> even then you'd be pushing your luck unless you are one of their multi
> million dollar customers...
>
>
>
> Just my two cents.
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: Markus Karg <karg_at_quipsy.de>
>
> Date: 3/31/16 7:37 AM (GMT-05:00)
>
> To: users_at_glassfish.java.net
>
> Subject: [gf-users] Re: Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
>
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> While I was roaming several JUGs about that idea, I was always a bit
> reluctant with such a public address – I wanted to get Oracle’s opinion
> first, but while a lot of Oracle people discussed the idea with me, no
> officials ever decided for or against it…
>
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> *Von:* reza_rahman [mailto:reza_rahman_at_lycos.com <reza_rahman_at_lycos.com>]
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 31. März 2016 13:03
> *An:* users_at_glassfish.java.net
> *Betreff:* [gf-users] Re: Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
>
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> This too would be a great idea. Perhaps such issues are worth writing a
> blog entry about?
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: Markus Karg <karg_at_quipsy.de>
>
> Date: 3/31/16 6:08 AM (GMT-05:00)
>
> To: users_at_glassfish.java.net
>
> Subject: [gf-users] Re: Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
>
>
> Reza,
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>
>
> thank you for this insight.
>
>
>
> I wonder why Oracle not simply opens the further project management of
> GlassFish to the community, so we can simply build up our own
> organizational structures to keep this valueable open source project alive
> – possibly with Payara staff as managers?
>
>
>
> -Markus
>
>
>
>
>
> *Von:* reza_rahman [mailto:reza_rahman_at_lycos.com <reza_rahman_at_lycos.com>]
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 31. März 2016 11:53
> *An:* users_at_glassfish.java.net
> *Betreff:* [gf-users] Re: Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
>
>
> Officially speaking, yes GlassFish is the RI for Java EE. Practically
> speaking with how much of the EE 8 work now done by the community, it may
> soon become a good idea to work with Payara if actively engaged in spec
> development or evaluation.
>
>
>
> The Payara team has always made it clear their goal is to merge as much
> work back into GlassFish as possible. We are yet to see the same strong
> commitment from Oracle to supporting the community in moving GlassFish and
> Java EE 8 forward. We hope to see such a commitment and tangible effort to
> back up that commitment some time in the future.
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: Yannick Majoros <yannick.majoros_at_gmail.com>
>
> Date: 3/31/16 5:20 AM (GMT-05:00)
>
> To: users_at_glassfish.java.net
>
> Subject: [gf-users] Re: Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
>
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> Hey Reza,
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>
>
> Will GF5 be the reference implementation of Java EE 8?
>
>
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> It seemed that Payara contributed back to GF. Is it still the case?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Yannick
>
>
>
> Le jeu. 31 mars 2016 à 11:01, reza_rahman <reza_rahman_at_lycos.com> a
> écrit :
>
> You really should look into Payara. I doubt anyone would responsibly
> advise you to use plain GlassFish for anything other than learning.
>
>
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> Oracle officially stopped supporting GlassFish commercially a while back.
> Consequently GlassFish is hardly a maintened code base any more. I doubt
> that will change any time in the future.
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
>
> From: "Veasey, Delores E" <delores.e.veasey_at_lmco.com>
>
> Date: 3/30/16 12:20 PM (GMT-05:00)
>
> To: users_at_glassfish.java.net
>
> Subject: [gf-users] Glassfish Server Open Source Version
>
>
>
> How old is Glassfish server version 3.1.2.2
>
> Is there a Glassfish version 3.2.2.12
>
> Is version 3.1.2.2 still supported, if not what is the most current version
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> Than you very much,
>
> Delores E. Vesey
>
> Lockheed Martin Houston
>
> Delores.e.veasey_at_lmco.com
>
> --
>
> Yannick Majoros
>